Equity Derivative Confirmation Drafter recruitment
Main responsibilities will include:
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of equity derivative confirmations.
- Producing and negotiating Master Confirmation Agreements, supporting electronic submission and matching.
- Investigation of booking and term sheet issues, which will involve daily interaction with sales, trading, legal and other internal clients.
- Monitoring daily workflows to ensure confirmations are prioritised accordingly, ensuring Morgan Stanley meet external, FED-imposed, documentation targets.
- Production of reports and metrics for management
Experience and skills required:
- Previous experience drafting and reviewing vanilla and mid-structured Equity Derivative documentation.
- Advanced knowledge of, and comfort with, the ISDA equity and swap definitions.
- Strong communication skills, preferably with experience as a direct point of internal and external client escalation.
- High attention to detail, coupled with advanced analytical skills.
- Strong teamwork ethic, whilst also having the ability and initiative to work individually, to complete tasks to high standards.
- An individual who is consistently looking to improve systems and processes.
- Awareness of current market initiatives in the Equity Derivative Documentation space.
- Knowledge of financial services industry, or legal background.
- Interest in learning about documentation and finance.
- Previous exposure to exotic/bespoke documentation would be advantageous.
- Previous experience managing off-shore/near-shore migrations, including the formulation and delivery of OJT materials.
- Previous exposure to electronic submission and matching platforms.
- Previous attendance of and contribution to ISDA/industry working groups.
- Advanced knowledge of ISDA Master Agreements and 2004 ISDA Novation Definitions.
- Sounds knowledge of Microsoft Office would be advantageous.